Who said it: Rapist or Lads Mag?

Lad’s Mags are being openly displayed and sold right across the country, this not only breaches the sexual discrimination act for staff, by supporting an environment conducive of sexual harassment, but also forces this discrimination and harassment on unconsenting customers.

And they don’t just start and end with pornographic content and covers that sexually objectifying and degrade women, they also promote harmful attitudes that underpin violence against women.

Psychologists from Middlesex University and the University of Surrey found that when presented with descriptions of women taken from Lads Mags, and comments about women made by convicted rapists, most people who took part in the study could not distinguish the source of the quotes. Read more

Leading up to the launch of our Lose the Lads’ Mags sister campaign in Australia we have compiled our own list of quotes taken from Lads Mags such as Zoo, Maxim, FHM and Picture as well as interviews with convicted rapists.